African sacred ibis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the African sacred ibis lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	62 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Threskiornithidae

Where does the African sacred ibis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African sacred ibis in 26 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso. In Germany, Spain, France, Italy it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an African sacred ibis?

Wikidata records the following for the African sacred ibis: mass 62 g (birth weight).

Is the African sacred ibis endangered?

The African sacred ibis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the African sacred ibis?

The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Threskiornithidae, genus Threskiornis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African sacred ibis

The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. It is especially known for its role in Ancient Egyptian religion, where it was linked to the god Thoth. The species is currently extirpated from Egypt.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African sacred ibis (revision 1368871991), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208763 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).